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A civil rights case that stated the segregations of public schools was a violation of the 14th amendment. This case was the case that actually laid the foundation for IDEA. The Supreme Court's decision led to advocates going to courts to advocate the rights of students with disabilities to a public education -
About a thousand athletes with intellectual disabilities from the USA and Canada competed in the first Special Olympics. This event gave individuals with a disability a chance to compete against others who may be experiencing the same and represent their country. -
A free appropriate public education must be available to all children in the United States between the ages of 3 and 21, including children with disabilities. This event gave students with a disability a right to an appropriate public education. -
The last of the "Ugly Laws" is repealed in Illinois. These laws allowed police to arrest people for no reason other than being "disfigured" or demonstrating some type of disability. These laws were ridiculous, so repealing these laws gave people with a disability leisure to walk in public without being afraid of being arrested for "looking different". -
A plan or program developed by a team to ensure that a child who has a disability receives appropriate instructions and related services. Getting accommodations make a difference for some people, so getting specialized coursework really helps a child who has a disability. -
An act that ensures that all children with disabilities have a right to free, appropriate, public education. This act guarantees children with disabilities a right to public education and without it, these children would not be given the same education as mainstream students do. -
A system of programs that provides appropriate early intervention services to all infants and toddlers with a disability. This is act helps the families and their children get the help that they may need in order to better the future for their child. -
A civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. This law helped alleve anxiety people with a disability had going to public places (grant it, there is not the best accommodations out there) but there are some accommodations in public, like braille signs or places allowing services animals. -
NCLB was an attempt to improve academic performance in all students, including special education. This act was directed to the schools so that they would provide a better education for students with disabilities, including learning disabilities. -
President Obama signed a legislation that replaces the term "mental retardation" with the term "intellectual disability". The law was actually named after a 9 year-old Rosa Marcellino, she is a young advocate with Down syndrome. This event is really just for the respect for people with disabilities, the world has used some really harsh terms in the past so making an appropriate term was a necessity.